Effect of time and photoactivated face on bond strength of brackets and on degree of monomer conversion.
Itanielly Dantas Silveira CruzLorena Marques Ferreira de SenaEloisa Cesario FernandesMariana Cabral MorenoRodrigo Othávio de Assunção E SouzaArthur César de Medeiros AlvesSergei Godeiro Fernandes Rabelo CaldasHallissa SimplícioPublished in: Clinical oral investigations (2024)
It is possible to maintain the bracket fixation quality with the use of a high-power LED photo activator associated with a shorter photoactivation time. However, it is assumed that not all types of protocols that might be applied will provide quality bonding, such as V3C, V3M3D and V3C3I, which may - depending on the SBS and DC values - affect the final treatment time, due to brackets debonding, or increase of possibility of damage to dental enamel during bracket removal. Clinical studies are suggested to confirm the hypotheses of this research.